Do you remember the scene from the film An Education where the delightful Carey Mulligan’s character, a 16-year-old suburban schoolgirl Jenny, upon meeting the grown-up and glamorous Helen played by the drop-dead gorgeous Rosamund Pike, just cannot help touching her fur stole – the most luxurious and marvellous thing she’d ever seen in her life? That scene played … Continue reading
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Craving for Caviar?
Once a delicacy of choice of French kings, Russian tzars and Persian shahs alike, wild sturgeon caviar today has all but vanished from the world’s finest tables. The reason? Sturgeons from the Caspian Sea are today the most threatened group of animals in the world – all because of our insatiable appetite for their unfertilized … Continue reading
Red Carpet, One Big Green Challenge
After the mega-post last week, I am taking a break from my alphabet challenge this week in order to report – as promised some time ago – on the latest developments in greening the red carpet. Of course, it was the 85th edition of the Academy Awards, better known as “The Oscars”, last weekend and, … Continue reading